Outcomes

Innovation With Impact

Identify problems in medical informatics with high potential for impact and utility

Problem Solving Skills

Formulate problems, critically evaluate them and research & build methods to solve them

Knowledge-based Scholarship

Comprehend, recall and apply concepts in computing, health, mathematics and medical informatics

Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Experiential Learning

Participate in teams with other professionals developing and adapting computer science solutions to health problems

Professional and Leadership Skills

Develop skills in ethics, communications, presentation, publishing, media, networking, leadership and team management

EDI Awareness and Promotion

Train with experts in race and informatics, inclusive workplaces, anti-racism, mental health, gender diversity, unconscious bias and intercultural awareness

News

Med-i CREATE Students Awarded NSERC Scholarships

Congratulations to Maha Kesibi, an MSc student, and Paul Wilson and Chris Yeung, PhD students, on receiving the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) award. This award provides financial support to exceptional scholars pursuing their degrees.

Research and Networking Highlight Med-i CREATE Day with Dr. Purang Abolmaesumi

On July 11, 2024, Med-i CREATE students had the unique opportunity to spend an engaging day with Dr. Purang Abolmaesumi. The event featured a series of student presentations showcasing their innovative research and projects, fostering an environment of learning and collaboration.Students benefited greatly as Dr. Purang Abolmaesumi shared his extensive knowledge and experience in the field. Learn more about Dr....

Med-i CREATE Hosts Expert Talk on AI in Medical Imaging

On June 5, Med-i CREATE, in collaboration with the Center for Health Innovation (CHI), hosted a lecture by Professor William K. Cheung from Hong Kong Baptist University. The talk focused on the complexities of medical imaging and the potential of AI tools to assist radiologists. Med-i CREATE students had the opportunity to network with Professor Cheung over lunch, allowing for...

Successful Defense: Emily Cameron

Med-i CREATE student Emily Cameron has successfully completed her MASc! Her research focus is on orthopedic biomechanics and finite element analysis of patient-specific models. Congratulations Emily! Emily Cameron (second from right) defended her thesis on June 12, 2024

Director

Parvin Mousavi

Prof. Comp/ECE/Pathology, member of the Royal Soc of Canada, College of New Scholars

As the world’s population grows to 10B by 2050, technology-enabled innovation is the critical to ensuring well-being for all. While AI and informatics show great promise in rapid analysis of next-generation large scale data, future workers will require highly specialized training fit to the unique nature of health data. We aim to solidify Canada’s competitive advantage in the global space through concerted efforts to train computer scientists with specialized multi-disciplinary experience in medical informatics and digital health, and engage diverse groups and lived experiences in our training.

Projects

Integration, federation, and retrieval of large-scale data repositories in Canada

We collaborate with the Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI) and the Ontario Health Data Platform (OHDP) to tackle novel challenges in data management and devise evaluation frameworks that center on security, performance and fairness.

Next generation of actionable prescriptive analysis using multi-resolution, multi-modality data

We build computation models of disease from multi-omics data using machine learning, deep learning and evolutionary algorithms, focusing on innovations that address the unique nature of health data and the unavailability and vagueness of gold-standard labels (e.g., pathology labels).

Democratization of AI, software and data for healthcare

We're international leaders in developing and disseminating open source software using low-cost point-of-care imaging. Our positive impact on the global computer–assisted medical interventions community has is constantly expanding. We'll meet new challenges for discovery, refinement of methods and innovative AI-powered solutions using large open source data, hence democratizing access to care and positive outcomes of AI.

Featured Students

Rachel Theriault
School of Computing
Queen's University
Rachel Theriault is currently a PhD candidate with the Queen’s School of Computing. She completed her undergraduate degree in biomedical computing and Master’s degree in artificial intelligence at Queen’s University. Rachel’s research is focused on application of machine learning techniques…
Marcus Milantoni
Medical Biophysics
Western University
Marcus is a master’s student studying Medical Biophysics at Western University. He completed his BMSc in Medical Biophysics at Western in 2024 with an honors specialization in Clinical physics. Supervised by Dr. Sarah Mattonen at the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre,…
Chris Yeung
School of Computing
Queen's University
Chris is a PhD student in Computing working in the Laboratory for Percutaneous Surgery at Queen’s University. He completed his BSc in Life Sciences in 2021 with a Certificate in Data Analytics, followed by a Master’s in Biomedical Informatics in…
Ramtin Mojtahedi
School of Computing
Queen's University
Ramtin received his BSc and MSc in electrical and computer engineering from the Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) with summa cum laude distinction. During his MSc, he was the recipient of Iran’s National Elites Foundation (INEF) scholarship for…

University Partners

Western University